The blog is written and monitored by David Graves, Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions. David has been the primary author for more than 15 years, sharing insights, timelines, decision explanations, and behind‑the‑scenes perspectives on UGA’s admissions process.
March 20, 2015 |
We plan to make the final wave of freshman decisions available by no earlier than 7:30 PM EST today, March 20th. Unfortunately, we were not able to admit a number of strong applicants as we are limited in the Read More >
March 16, 2015 |
Yes, the question that all freshmen applicants (and their parents) have been asking again and again can finally be answered. Final decisions for freshmen applicants are scheduled to be released on Friday, March 20 (unless something catastrophic occurs). We will Read More >
March 11, 2015 |
Summer/Fall 2015 Transfer Update
We are almost finished with the Summer Transfer applications, and the only ones left are generally files that have transcripts which are very difficult, or the transcript has only recently reached our office. In total, the Summer transfer applicant pool Read More >
February 28, 2015 |
2015 February Admits are Available
The February freshman admission offers are now available on the myStatus page! This afternoon, UGA offered admission to a group of freshman applicants. In the past, this group has been approximately 1,800- 2,000 admits, and while I do not have Read More >
February 25, 2015 |
Late afternoon on Friday, February 27, we will be releasing a small wave of First Year admission offers. These admitted students, who are primarily Regular Decision (RD) applicants, are applicants who meet the criteria that UGA admissions used for Early Read More >
February 16, 2015 |
Today (February 16), our office started reviewing Summer transfer applications. The deadline for summer has not passed and we are still receiving applications and documents, so we cannot say how long it will take us to finish or guess when Read More >
February 12, 2015 |
Random Admission Thoughts, February 2015
It is February, and we are deep into reading Freshman files, and just about to start reviewing transfer applications. As such, here are some thoughts about issues that usually pop up about now. Freshmen: At this time, our counselors are Read More >
January 28, 2015 |
Starting on January 28, our office will be in quiet time to allow our counselors to focus on reading admission files. Our main desk will still be taking phone calls and answering emails and we will still be conducting Information Read More >
January 23, 2015 |
Summer/Fall 2015 Transfer App is Open
The Summer/Fall transfer application is now open, along with the Summer/Fall transient applications (summer transient, summer/fall study abroad, etc.). While the application is now open, please take your time completing it. Make sure you are applying for the correct program, Read More >
January 14, 2015 |
The RD application/Deferred EA part II deadline is just about to pass, and everyone now starts to get into the mindset of “Now what?”. Here are a few hints to get you through the next few weeks/months. Patience. Patience is Read More >